Storm-shaken Costa Rica urged to shore up budget against climate shocks
Top officials warn extreme weather could put growing pressure on shaky public finances, and more efficient spending is needed
Blockchain, AI hailed as new tools to protect high seas
Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing is estimated to cost $23.5 billion a year
EU's climate chief calls for net-zero emissions by 2050
EU executive published a climate strategy on Wednesday, setting out eight pathways to reducing emissions - two of which chart a course to becoming climate-neutral
Governments must step up efforts to meet deadline to end hunger – U.N.
Latest figures show that hunger has increased for three years in a row, with 821 million people going hungry in 2017.
Slaves to students: British college marks new start for survivors
Unique course in northern England offers free education to survivors of modern slavery
Britain eyes large-scale CO2 capture and use by mid 2020s
The technology will likely to be needed to help limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the lowest goal in the Paris Agreement
Ambulances 'repeatedly targeted' in Syria conflict - study
Nearly 90 percent of the attacks studied in the research were carried out by Syrian government forces and their Russian allies
Female circumcision in Moscow clinic sparks 'complete shock'
Female genital mutilation, which involves the partial or total removal of the female genitalia and can be fatal, is not a crime in Russia
Murdered gay politician Harvey Milk's legacy key in Trump era - screenwriter
Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black says the U.S.'s first openly-gay politician would have "gone directly after" Donald Trump
MPs: Kenya must pass women's representation bill or risk constitutional crisis
The percentage of women in Kenya's parliament is lower than its east African neighbours such as Ethiopia, South Sudan, Burundi and Rwanda